Wasnt that a twightlight zone episode too? On Sun, Sep 6, 2020, 7:24 PM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote:
> I remember seeing a TV movie long, long ago that must have been the 1958 > "Voice In The Night": > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Voice_in_the_Night > > The figure in the rowboat telling the story is shrouded in fog until the > very end where you see that he is completely covered by the fungus. > > Supposedly the same story inspired Attack Of The Mushroom People, which I > have not seen. > > -----Original Message----- > From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Bill Prince > Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2020 6:48 PM > To: af@af.afmug.com > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: A Fungus Amungus > > I don't think you can get it by touch. I think you need an open wound or > something to get it in the bloodstream. I have no idea how they get rid of > it once it's inside the body. Induce a fever of 102? > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > On 9/6/2020 2:38 PM, Robert Andrews wrote: > > It was featured on a couple episodes of "The Resident" for the season > > ender... Contagious by touch. You have to be very exacting to clean. > > Of course there was exaggeration... > > > > On 09/06/2020 02:09 PM, Steve Jones wrote: > >> Rotflmao, they were playing plague inc on their phones > >> > >> On Sun, Sep 6, 2020, 2:34 PM Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com > >> <mailto:part15...@gmail.com>> wrote: > >> > >> The Candida Auris fungus has been around for as long as we know. > >> Possibly millenia; possibly since before the dinosaurs departed > >> the > >> earth. For as long as we've known, the fungus has not been able > >> to > >> survive in temperatures above about ~~ 77-80 degrees (F). > >> However, > >> if there is a sustained period of higher temperatures, they > >> conjecture that the few that survive get conditioned to tolerate > >> a > >> slightly higher temperature. Rinse, and repeat to the point that > >> they are getting up into the mid to higher 90-degree temps. > >> > >> At the same time, the standard temperature for people has been > >> gradually decreasing. According to the show, in developed > >> countries, > >> the standard temperature for a healthy human has decreased from > >> 98.6 > >> to now the more common 97.5. > >> > >> So the fungus is tolerating higher temps, and our thermostats are > >> operating at a lower temp. Put the two together, and there are > >> many > >> cases now where the fungus is living inside people's bodies. > >> > >> Can't kill a fungus with a vaccine. Guess we're going to have to > >> inject bleach. Who knew?!? > >> > >> > >> bp > >> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > >> > >> On 9/6/2020 12:22 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: > >>> Without listening to it, where does it come from? Yes, I like > >>> Radio Lab. I like This American Life and Snap Judgement more. > >>> The Moth is good too. Lately I have been listening to In The > >>> Dark, similar To Serial. It is a mixed blessing for insomnia, > >>> half the time they are so interesting they keep me awake. > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPhone > >>> > >>>> On Sep 6, 2020, at 12:48 PM, Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> > >>>> <mailto:part15...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> I'm a big fan of Radiolab, and I think Chuck is too. This > >>>> episode > >>>> caught my attention, and may be a harbinger of doom for us all. > >>>> The Candida Auris fungus may be difficult to become infected > >>>> with, but the fatality rate is 20%-60%, and there is no vaccine. > >>>> > >>>> https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/fungus-amung > >>>> us > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> bp > >>>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > >>>> > >>>> -- AF mailing list > >>>> AF@af.afmug.com <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> > >>>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > >>> > >> -- AF mailing list > >> AF@af.afmug.com <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> > >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > >> > >> > >> > > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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